A Multitude of Herbal Education Opportunities!

Maria offers her core Home Herbalist Series and the Beyond the Home Herbalist Series in her Wintergreen Botanicals classroom in New Hampshire and online. In 2017 she will offer her first on-site herbalist intensive training program. Hundreds of students have completed these great study programs! However, Maria also offers affordable and free individual community classes. Many of Maria's classes feature topics covered in her her new book You can check out the rates and topics to SCHEDULE MARIAto come teach a special class for your group.

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Maria's Special Herbal Study Series

Empower yourself in herbal medicine with Maria's Home Herbalist Series and the Beyond the Home Herbalist Series. Each of the nine classes in each series will introduce you to a body system - how it works, when things go wrong, and how to bring it back into balance with herbs, nutrition, and lifestyle - as well as a remedy-making technique. You'll finish the series with a strong background in herbal medicine, the ability to confidently use herbs in your home for everyday ailments and overall wellbeing, and a stocked home apothecary.

In My Classroom

Take part in the dynamic environment in the Wintergreen Botanicals classroom and gardens located in Allenstown, New Hampshire, surrounded by the pine forests of Bear Brook State Park. Enjoy the camaraderie of your fellow classmates, plant swaps, and other special opportunities. If you're able to make the drive and commitment, it's worth it! Free 30-minute herb walks before selected classes.

Distance/Online

Perfect for students far from Allenstown or those without the flexibility to commit to a set schedule of classes. Study the same course content at your own pace with lengthly class notes and recipes, audio mp3 files of live classes, exclusive access to remedy-making videos on YouTube, and optional homework assignments. Download it all to your computer and revisit it as often as you'd like.

In the Classroom

At Wintergreen Botanicals, Allenstown, NHTuesday Nights June - August, 6-9 pmDownload the 2018 FlyerFULL!Email office@wintergreenbotanicals.com to get on the wait list.

Advanced Herbalist Intensive Training Program

This 15-class, 90-hour intensive series is only available as a live class in Maria's Allenstown, New Hampshire classroom on weekDAYS, every other week from May through mid-November. The homework for this class (also required to be completed to get the Herbalist Certificate) is less formulaic and more experiential - botany exercises, researching herbs, making various remedies at home, case studies, project presentations, etc. Expect the homework to take 50-90 hours outside of classroom time. Although students will find it easier to complete the Home Herbalist and Beyond series before jumping into the Advanced series, the topics are arranged in such a way that determined students could do all three series simultaneously (even though the advanced series actually begins before the weeknight classes) to complete the Herbalist Certificate Program in 7 months. Topics include...

Clinical Skills, Case Studies, Setting Up an Herbal Practice

Special Guest Teachers and Topics:

Saving and Planting Herbs Seeds with Val White

Aromatherapy & Plant Spirit Medicine with Jessica LaBrie

Tongue, Nail, and Facial Assessment with Sara Woods Kender

Medicinal Mushrooms with Nathan Searles

Lyme Disease with Debbie Mercier

Cancer Support & Prevention with Christine Tolf

Note: This course is only available live (not online). Students will have access to online materials and may begin working on course material before classes begin.Course registrations are nonrefundable. Click here for series comparisons, certificate info, policies, and FAQ.

Click Here for a TENTATIVE overview of course dates, rates, and topics for all three 2018 series at Wintergreen Botanicals - Home Herbalist, Beyond, and Advanced

Furthering Your Education ~ New in 2018, Advanced series students will receive a complimentary student membership to the American Herbalist Guild (and Home Herbalist/Beyond series students will receive a complimentary student membership to the United Plant Savers).

Online Classes ~ Quick Links

Maria offers a variety of online classes. You'll receive all class/course materials via email within two business days of your purchase, and you'll be able to complete the classes on your own time. They all include remedy-making videos and detailed class notes. Several also include audio mp3 recordings of the full class. You may request any individual class ($20/each) from the Home Herbalist or Beyond the Home Herbalist Series by emailing office@wintergreenbotnaicals.com.

Click the image below for details on each online class and to register online.

Maria Out & About Individual Herb Classes

Don't have time to take a whole herbal series or just want a taste of what Maria has to offer? Register or swing by for one of her upcoming classes in New Hampshire or elsewhere in the country. Maria's classes are sure to inspire, educate, and empower you with the joy of herbs!

Upcoming Herbal Classes

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Growing & Using Peaceful Herbs At Kimball Library, 5 Academy Ave, Atkinson, NHRescheduled to Monday, March 26, 6:30-8 pm(original March 8 date postponed due to snow storm)Learn how to grow wonderful and beautiful herbs in your garden that promote peace ~ aiding sleep, boosting mood, quelling anxiety, and encouraging calm energy. We'll discuss some of Maria's favorite peaceful herbs for the New Hampshire garden, including several appropriate for container gardening. We'll focus on favorites including holy basil, gotu kola, roses, lemon balm, blue vervain, skullcap, lavender, California poppy, valerian, and motherwort and touch on the many other great herbs that you can grow locally. Free and open to the public. This talk will conclude with a book signing event where you will be able to preview and purchase Maria's 300+ page, full-color book, Body into Balance: An Herbal Guide to Holistic Self Care in softcover ($24.95) or hardcover ($34.95). Cash, checks, and credit cards accepted. Click here for registration. Open to Atkinson residents first. Non-residents may register after March 1 if there's space.

At the NH Master Gardeners ConferenceBackyard Medicine: Herbs to Grow & UseSNHU Dining Facility/Banquet Hall, 2500 North River Road, Hooksett, NHLearn how to grow and use my favorite medicinal herbs in the garden, including holy basil, lemongrass, Korean licorice mint, lemon balm, and bee balm. This popular talk will take place from 11:15 to 12:15 as part of a broader day's events that also include The Armchair Locavore Tour with Kelly Orzell, Boot Camp for Your Senses with Tovah Martin, and Climate Change and Extreme Weather in NH: Prompting Resilience From Gardens to Forests with David Patrick. Stop by MainStreet BookEnds after my talk to get a signed softcover copy of my Body into Balance book if you don't have it already. Click here for details and registration. $80/person, includes lunch. Registration closes March 12. Open to the public.

Continuing Nurse Education - 5 Contact HoursPerky, Alert & Calm: Botanical Support For Stress, Energy, Mood, Sleep & Brain HealthThursday, March 22, 8:30 am - 3 pmAt St. Anselm’s College, Gadbois Hall, Manchester, NHWho couldn’t use a little pick-me-up? Maria will introduce you to safe and effective medicinal herbs that help you deal with stress more effectively, attain calm energy, boost the mood, improve sleep, and kick up cognition, memory, and focus. Learn how to choose the best herbs for your personal needs, whether you’re navigating the supplement aisles or growing and making your own remedies from the garden. All levels of experience welcome. 5 Nursing Contact Hours Available. Open to the public (including non-nurses). $109. Click here for registration.

In Partnership with the NH Herbal Network Chapter of the AHGSecret Lives of Garden HerbsWednesday, May 9, 6-7:30 pmAt Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Road, Canterbury, NH Rosemary goes great with chicken, but did you know that it may also help stave off Alzheimer's disease? Or that sage can help with hot flashes? Join Maria, clinical herbalist and owner of Wintergreen Botanicals, and the author of the award-winning book Body into Balance: An Herbal Guide to Holistic Self Care for this informative talk. Come learn surprising ways that common culinary herbs and companion plants can also help your family stay healthy. This talk will conclude with a book signing event where you will be able to preview and purchase Maria's 300+ page, full-color book, Body into Balance, in softcover ($24.95) or hardcover ($3a.95). Cash, checks, and credit cards accepted. Free for CSV and NHHN-AHG members, $5 for the public. Register here.

Mother Earth News FairSaturday & Sunday, June 2-3 in Frederick, MDANDFriday-Sunday, September 14-16 in Seven Springs, PAClick here for Maryland and here for Seven Springs. I'm laying low this year but nonetheless super excited to be back for a few of this year's MENFs!

NH Herbal Network Chapter of the AHG's AnnualHerb & Garden Day: From Seed to TreeSaturday, June 9New Location! Canterbury Shaker Village, Canterbury, NHThis is one of my favorite events of the year! I'll be offering a talk on Medicinal Trees including bark medicine and selling wares in the market fair. This will be just a small part of an awesome lineup of workshops and an amazing marketplace including the best herb plant sale in the state. Early bird rate just $25 until May 17. Click here for registration and details. (more details TBA as it gets closer)

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Did You Know?

American Herbalist Guild members get 10% off online classes as well as on-site classes that take place at Wintergreen Botanicals in Allenstown. Note that this discount can NOT be used alongside other discounts (including early bird rates) but it can be applied to bundled series rates. Learn More

Also, many insurance and employee wellness programs (including SchoolCare) offer incentives, discounts, and reimbursements when you attend wellness classes like these. Check with your insurance company or HR/wellness department to see if the classes are eligible, and bring any necessary paperwork to class for Maria to sign.